Line #79 Creator/KateHiggins


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:So that's what [[Manga/LuckyStar Kuroi-Sensei]] looks like in real life!]]
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4	Catherine Davis "Kate" Higgins (born August 16, 1969) is a West Coast anime voice actress and musician. Her best known role is Miles "Tails" Prower in ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog''. She usually is cast as {{tsundere}}s or {{Cool Big Sis}}ters. However, she avoided typecasting herself by also being capable of voicing other types of characters when needed such as older women, villains, comic reliefs, and even young boys. You can easily tell her voice when she's angry.
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6	She can play the piano and write her own music as well. She trained under famed jazz pianist Bob Richardson. She is also in a band called Upperstructure.
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8	Here's her [[http://www.myspace.com/katehigginsmusic MySpace page]] and Website/{{Twitter}} [[https://twitter.com/TheKateHiggins account.]]
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11	!!Notable roles by Kate Higgins:
12	!!!Anime
13	* [[Characters/SailorMoonAmiMizuno Ami Mizuno/Sailor Mercury]], [[MonsterOfTheWeek Garoben]], and Ramwoir in ''Manga/SailorMoon'' (Creator/VizMedia dub)
14	** Ami Mizuno/Sailor Mercury in ''Anime/SailorMoonCrystal''
15	* [[Franchise/LiloAndStitch Angel (Experiment 624)]] in ''Anime/{{Stitch}}''
16	* Chloe/Glitter Breeze in ''Anime/GlitterForce''
17	* [[FemmeFatale C.C.]] in ''Anime/CodeGeass'' and ''Anime/CodeGeassAkitoTheExiled''
18	* Emi Isuzu in ''Manga/TenjhoTenge''
19	* Hisui in the anime adaptation of ''[[VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}} Shingetsutan Tsukihime]]''
20	* Jessica Darlin in ''[[Anime/IGPXImmortalGrandPrix IGPX]]''
21	* Karin Kurosaki, Retsu Unohana, Nanao Ise, and Lilynette Gingerbuck in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''
22	* Megumi "Nodame" Noda in ''Manga/NodameCantabile''.
23	* Megumi Oumi, Kolulu, and Laila in ''Manga/ZatchBell''
24	* Meiko Akizuki in ''Manga/MarmaladeBoy''
25	* Miki Kurosaki in ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad''
26	** Gatomon (replacing Creator/EdieMirman) and Meikuumon in ''Anime/DigimonAdventureTri''
27	** Gatomon and Mimi Tachikawa (replacing Creator/PhileceSampler) in ''Anime/DigimonAdventureLastEvolutionKizuna''
28	* Nanako Kuroi in ''Manga/LuckyStar''
29	* [[LadyOfWar Saber]] in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' (2006 anime only)
30	* [[Characters/NarutoSakuraHaruno Sakura Haruno]] and Udon in ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}''
31	* Subaru Mitejima in ''Manga/TwinStarExorcists''
32	* Talho Yuki and Linck in ''Anime/EurekaSeven''
33	* Yuri and Seyama in ''Anime/SamuraiChamploo''
34	* Zefiris in ''Literature/ScrappedPrincess''
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36	!!!Video Games
37	* Cloche Leythal Pastalia in ''VideoGame/ArTonelicoIIMelodyOfMetafalica''
38	* Princess Cordelia gi Randgriz, Martha Lipponen, and Freesia York in ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles''
39	* Deadra in the XBLA release of ''VideoGame/ZenoClash''
40	* Elfriede in ''VideoGame/LordOfMagnaMaidenHeaven''
41	* The Faerie Familiar in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'' (DXC re-dub)
42	* The female announcer in ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3''
43	* Fuka Kazamatsuri in ''VideoGame/Disgaea4APromiseUnforgotten''
44	* IF in ''VideoGame/{{Neptunia}}'' ([[TheOtherDarrin Darrin'd]] by Creator/MeganShipman in the [[Anime/HyperdimensionNeptuniaTheAnimation anime adaptation]])
45	* [[Characters/BlazBlueIzanami Izanami]] in ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' and the [[Anime/BlazBlueAlterMemory anime adaptation]] (credited as Kate Davis)
46	* Director Jane Kelly in ''VideoGame/XCOMChimeraSquad''
47	* Jessica Philomele of ''VideoGame/ManaKhemiaAlchemistsOfAlRevis''. Like Sakura, she is also a pink-haired CombatMedic.
48	* The "Joker" Female Voice option for the PlayerCharacter in ''VideoGame/XenobladeChroniclesX''
49	* [[WesternAnimation/InsideOut Joy]] in ''VideoGame/DisneyInfinity'' (replacing Creator/AmyPoehler)
50	* Lady in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4: Special Edition'' and ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry5''
51	* Laura in the HD version of ''VideoGame/SilentHill2''
52	* Lissa in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'', ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes'', and ''VideoGame/FireEmblemWarriors''
53	** Shade in ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia]]'' (credited as Kate Davis)
54	* Madeleine in ''VideoGame/DragonsDogma''
55	* Miakis in ''VideoGame/SuikodenV''
56	* Momiji in ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden: Dragon Sword'', ''Sigma 2'', and ''Razor's Edge''
57	* Queen Myala Everstar in ''VideoGame/WildStar''
58	* Narrator in ''VideoGame/TacticsOgre''
59	* Pauline in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'' (She also sings the theme songs "Jump Up, Super Star!" and "Break Free! (Lead the Way)"), ''VideoGame/MarioTennis Aces'', ''VideoGame/MarioGolf: Super Rush'', ''VideoGame/MarioKartTour'', ''VideoGame/MarioStrikers: Battle League'', and ''VideoGame/MarioKart8 Deluxe''
60	* Poppy in ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends''
61	* Purah in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'' (English voice only, in DLC cutscene), ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriorsAgeOfCalamity'' and ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom''
62	* Sam Boole in ''VideoGame/Psychonauts2''
63	* [[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade Serra]] in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemHeroes''
64	* Subaru Kujou in ''VideoGame/SakuraWarsSoLongMyLove''
65	* She is in quite a few ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'' games as well, such as:
66	** Arietta the Wild in ''[[VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss Abyss]]''
67	** Sodia and Khroma in ''[[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Vesperia]]''
68	** Pascal and Asbel as a child in ''[[VideoGame/TalesOfGraces Graces]]''
69	** Agria in ''[[VideoGame/TalesOfXillia Xillia]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/TalesOfXillia2 Xillia 2]]''
70	* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'':
71	** Miles "Tails" Prower from ''VideoGame/SonicFreeRiders'' to ''VideoGame/SonicLostWorld'', [[TheOriginalDarrin plus]] ''VideoGame/SonicColorsUltimate'' and ''WebAnimation/SonicColorsRiseOfTheWisps''
72	** Wave the Swallow from ''VideoGame/SonicFreeRiders'' onwards
73	* Talim in ''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries SoulCalibur III & IV]]'', Natsu in ''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries SoulCalibur V]]'', Tira in ''VideoGame/SoulcaliburVI''
74	* Tina Armstrong in ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive Xtreme Beach Volleyball 2'' and ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive 5''
75	** [[VideoGame/NinjaGaiden Momiji]] in ''Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate''
76	* Two in ''VideoGame/Drakengard3''
77	* Uzuki Yashiro in ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'' and ''VideoGame/NeoTheWorldEndsWithYou''
78	** Rhyme in ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou''
79	* V.VI Materlinck in ''VideoGame/ArmoredCoreVIFiresOfRubicon''
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81	!!!Western Animation
82	* [[WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty Princess Aurora]] in ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst'' and ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet''
83	* Franchise/{{Barbie}} in ''WebAnimation/BarbieLifeInTheDreamhouse''
84	* Brenda in ''WesternAnimation/LegoScoobyDooBlowoutBeachBash''
85	* [[Literature/SleepingBeauty Briar Beauty]] in ''Toys/EverAfterHigh''
86	* Emma Gale's mother in ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooStageFright''
87	* [[Franchise/{{Frankenstein}} Frankie Stein]] in ''WesternAnimation/MonsterHigh''
88	* [[YouSoundFamiliar Mayor Janet Nettles]] and [[OneShotCharacter Principal Quinlan]] in ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated''
89	* Maylyn in ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls2016''
90	* Mrs. Worthmore (a.k.a. Doña Florinda), Phoebe (aka La Popis), and Gordon (aka Godinez) in the English dubbed version of ''WesternAnimation/ElChavoAnimado''.
91	* ComicBook/ScarletWitch and Pixie in ''WesternAnimation/{{Wolverine and the X\|Men2009}}-Men''
92	* Starla in ''WesternAnimation/BlazeAndTheMonsterMachines''
93	* Adult [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Toph Beifong]] in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''
94	* Yee-haw in ''WesternAnimation/FreshBeatBandOfSpies''
95	* Narlene in ''WesternAnimation/KampKoral''
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97	!!Discography:
98	* ''The Solid Rock'' (1998) - Concord Records
99	* ''The Tide is Low'' (2002) - Concord Jazz - with Eric Alexander and Steven Bernstein
100	* ''Upper Structure 6 by 5'' (2004)
101	* ''Bigger than Love'' (2006) - Concord
102	* ''Stealing Freedom'' (2009) - Concord Jazz - with Eric Alexander and Steven Bernstein
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104	!!Tropes frequently associated with characters Kate Higgins has played:
105	* CastingGag: In ''Toys/EverAfterHigh'', she voices Briar Beauty, the daughter of Literature/SleepingBeauty. She would later become the new voice of [[WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty Aurora]] (succeeding Creator/JenniferHale), starting in ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst'', of which her guest star episode, "Holiday in Enchancia", premiered months after the ''Ever After High'' online shorts.
106	%%* CoolBigSis
107	* DeadpanSnarker: A lot of her roles can easily fall into this.
108	* PlayingAgainstType:
109	** In ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' she is [[spoiler:Imperator Saya/Izanami the Goddess of Death]] because it's quite disturbing hearing Kate as a villain who is an OmnicidalManiac.
110	** In the Viz re-dub of ''Manga/SailorMoon'', she plays Ami Mizuno, a [[ShrinkingViolet shy girl]]. Furthermore, there's Chloe/Glitter Breeze (AKA Reika Aoki/Cure Beauty), who is instead serene and dignified.
111	** In ''VideoGame/TacticsOgre'', she narrates the events of the game with a serious tone devoid of her usual tropes.
112	** In ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated'', she plays the sensible OnlySaneMan Mayor Nettles and the awkward Principal Quinlan among a cast of quirky characters.
113	** In ''Manga/NodameCantabile'', she played the title character, Megumi "Nodame" Noda, the most against type character she's ever played. She's not a DeadpanSnarker like C.C. or a {{Tsundere}} like Sakura, she's not even a mature character like Ami Mizuno. She's a goofy WomanChild.
114	* PigeonholedVoiceActor: A lot of the characters she voices tend to have a brash and cynical personality who often makes sarcastic comments ([[Anime/CodeGeass C.C.]], [[VideoGame/{{Neptunia}} IF]], and [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Karin]]), and/or those who are a bit of a tomboy ([[VideoGame/Disgaea4APromiseUnforgotten Fuka]], [[VideoGame/{{Neptunia}} IF]]. [[Franchise/{{Naruto}} Sakura]], and [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Lissa]]). However, she's capable of voicing other kinds of characters, including a ditzy teacher ([[Manga/LuckyStar Kuroi-sensei]]), and young boys ([[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Tails]] and [[VideoGame/TalesOfGraces Asbel]]).
115	* {{Tsundere}}: Sakura Haruno from ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'' is easily the biggest example but is by no means her only role like that.
116	** [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Karin]] usually slips into tsundere territory, but seeing as her seiyuu is Creator/RieKugimiya...

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